The Standards Edge: Unifier or Divider? will contain a
collection of articles that examine standardization as it serves
to unify and to divide industry, nations, geopolitical regions,
and classes of people. The articles will discuss strategies and
ramifications of using standardization in each of these areas and
will include the significance of policy and legal decisions that
impact standardization. Ultimately, this book looks at standardization
as an industrial policy tool that can be a method for balancing
political, social, economic, and technical needs. Authors from government,
industry, standards setting organizations, academia, and the legal
community provide insight into how standardization can be used and
structured to most effectively serve as a critical tool. This valuable
book, which covers but also expands beyond the conference topics,
will be distributed to conference participants and key decision-makers
in business, government, academia, and standardization throughout
the world in 2006.

About The Standards Edge™ SeriesThe Standards Edge™ series is designed to tackle
the latest technological and standards issues and their impact
on business. The series serves as a valuable resource to:

Senior government representatives in the
US Congress, the Federal Communications Commission, the European
Union, and Japan’s
Ministry of Economics, Trade, and Industry (METI also distributed
the book to Japan’s top economists), among others

Leading educational institutions such as the Massachusetts Institute
of Technology, Stanford University, Georgetown University, Harvard
Business School, UC Berkeley, Delft University of Technology,
and the University of Oslo

Previous volumes in the series include:

The Standard Edge

The Standards Edge: Dynamic Tension

The Standards Edge: Open Season

The Standards Edge: Future Generation

For further information on The Standards Edge series and
to view analyses of previous conferences, please visit http://www.thebolingroup.com.